Jayson Stark
@jaysonst.bsky.social
Baseball writer at The Athletic. Starkville pod. MLB Net. Winner of 2019 BBWAA Career Excellence Award. Launched hot dogs with the Phanatic. Living the dream
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In Game 7, Dodgers, Blue Jays deliver fitting finale to World Series that had ‘everything’
Digesting the moments, memories and history lessons from a Game 7 — and World Series — that kept us riveted from start to finish.
www.nytimes.com
"They gave the world a Series that nobody's going to forget forever.”
Want to relive that Game 7 classic?
I told the story of so many moments
Rojas' HR shocker
Will Smith & Jeff Hoffman
Yamamoto!
7 starting pitchers pitched!
Pages' catch
So much more
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Want to relive that Game 7 classic?
I told the story of so many moments
Rojas' HR shocker
Will Smith & Jeff Hoffman
Yamamoto!
7 starting pitchers pitched!
Pages' catch
So much more
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Reposted by Jayson Stark
“I can still do this.” At 41, Max Scherzer wants another shot at a World Series. www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
'I still can do this': At 41, Max Scherzer wants another shot at a World Series
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“I can still do this.” At 41, Max Scherzer wants another shot at a World Series. www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
It’s also awards week. So one more suggestion:
Multi-time award winner trivia!
Multi-time award winner trivia!
The heck with your fantasy football team. Starkville trivia is back!
Want to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Of course you do
So hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread, & you could join us
This week's suggestion: World Series teams!
Want to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Of course you do
So hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread, & you could join us
This week's suggestion: World Series teams!
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It’s also awards week. So one more suggestion:
Multi-time award winner trivia!
Multi-time award winner trivia!
The heck with your fantasy football team. Starkville trivia is back!
Want to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Of course you do
So hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread, & you could join us
This week's suggestion: World Series teams!
Want to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Of course you do
So hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread, & you could join us
This week's suggestion: World Series teams!
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The heck with your fantasy football team. Starkville trivia is back!
Want to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Of course you do
So hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread, & you could join us
This week's suggestion: World Series teams!
Want to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Of course you do
So hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread, & you could join us
This week's suggestion: World Series teams!
Starkville trivia is back!
Want a shot to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Can't beat that for fun
So hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread & you could join us
This week's suggestion: World Series teams!
Want a shot to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Can't beat that for fun
So hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread & you could join us
This week's suggestion: World Series teams!
November 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Starkville trivia is back!
Want a shot to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Can't beat that for fun
So hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread & you could join us
This week's suggestion: World Series teams!
Want a shot to stump me & @dougglanville.bsky.social with baseball #trivia *live* on our show? Can't beat that for fun
So hit us with a fun question, by replying in this thread & you could join us
This week's suggestion: World Series teams!
Reposted by Jayson Stark
In a MLB offseason with some outside-the-box hires, there’s risk in getting too cute. Column:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
November 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In a MLB offseason with some outside-the-box hires, there’s risk in getting too cute. Column:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
New column…
Five things to watch on Hall of Fame Contemporary Era ballot
Bonds, Clemens and so much more
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Five things to watch on Hall of Fame Contemporary Era ballot
Bonds, Clemens and so much more
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Five things to watch on Hall of Fame Contemporary Era ballot: Bonds, Clemens and so much more
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
New column…
Five things to watch on Hall of Fame Contemporary Era ballot
Bonds, Clemens and so much more
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Five things to watch on Hall of Fame Contemporary Era ballot
Bonds, Clemens and so much more
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
"Maybe it's Bregman"
What do the Phillies do next?
On the new Starkville, @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social joins me & @dougglanville.bsky.social talking
Greatest World Series ever?
Big offseason stories
Who's getting traded
Why we don't sleep in October
And lots more
theathletic.lnk.to/windTX
What do the Phillies do next?
On the new Starkville, @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social joins me & @dougglanville.bsky.social talking
Greatest World Series ever?
Big offseason stories
Who's getting traded
Why we don't sleep in October
And lots more
theathletic.lnk.to/windTX
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"Maybe it's Bregman"
What do the Phillies do next?
On the new Starkville, @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social joins me & @dougglanville.bsky.social talking
Greatest World Series ever?
Big offseason stories
Who's getting traded
Why we don't sleep in October
And lots more
theathletic.lnk.to/windTX
What do the Phillies do next?
On the new Starkville, @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social joins me & @dougglanville.bsky.social talking
Greatest World Series ever?
Big offseason stories
Who's getting traded
Why we don't sleep in October
And lots more
theathletic.lnk.to/windTX
"They gave the world a Series that nobody's going to forget forever.”
Want to relive that Game 7 classic?
I told the story of so many moments
Rojas' HR shocker
Will Smith & Jeff Hoffman
Yamamoto!
7 starting pitchers pitched!
Pages' catch
So much more
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Want to relive that Game 7 classic?
I told the story of so many moments
Rojas' HR shocker
Will Smith & Jeff Hoffman
Yamamoto!
7 starting pitchers pitched!
Pages' catch
So much more
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
In Game 7, Dodgers, Blue Jays deliver fitting finale to World Series that had ‘everything’
Digesting the moments, memories and history lessons from a Game 7 — and World Series — that kept us riveted from start to finish.
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"They gave the world a Series that nobody's going to forget forever.”
Want to relive that Game 7 classic?
I told the story of so many moments
Rojas' HR shocker
Will Smith & Jeff Hoffman
Yamamoto!
7 starting pitchers pitched!
Pages' catch
So much more
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Want to relive that Game 7 classic?
I told the story of so many moments
Rojas' HR shocker
Will Smith & Jeff Hoffman
Yamamoto!
7 starting pitchers pitched!
Pages' catch
So much more
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Reposted by Jayson Stark
New from me:
In a classic Game 7, the Dodgers and Blue Jays delivered a fitting finale to a World Series that had ‘everything’
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
In a classic Game 7, the Dodgers and Blue Jays delivered a fitting finale to a World Series that had ‘everything’
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
In Game 7, Dodgers, Blue Jays deliver fitting finale to World Series that had ‘everything’
Digesting the moments, memories and history lessons from a Game 7 — and World Series — that kept us riveted from start to finish.
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
New from me:
In a classic Game 7, the Dodgers and Blue Jays delivered a fitting finale to a World Series that had ‘everything’
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
In a classic Game 7, the Dodgers and Blue Jays delivered a fitting finale to a World Series that had ‘everything’
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
New from me:
In a classic Game 7, the Dodgers and Blue Jays delivered a fitting finale to a World Series that had ‘everything’
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
In a classic Game 7, the Dodgers and Blue Jays delivered a fitting finale to a World Series that had ‘everything’
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
In Game 7, Dodgers, Blue Jays deliver fitting finale to World Series that had ‘everything’
Digesting the moments, memories and history lessons from a Game 7 — and World Series — that kept us riveted from start to finish.
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
New from me:
In a classic Game 7, the Dodgers and Blue Jays delivered a fitting finale to a World Series that had ‘everything’
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
In a classic Game 7, the Dodgers and Blue Jays delivered a fitting finale to a World Series that had ‘everything’
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
The emotion of an epic Game 7 is written all over the face of Yoshinobu Yamamoto as he embraces his family. Wow.
November 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
The emotion of an epic Game 7 is written all over the face of Yoshinobu Yamamoto as he embraces his family. Wow.
World Series Game 7s that went to the 11th and beyond:
1997 Indians-Marlins, 11 innings
1924 Senators-Giants, 12 innings
We're about to start the 11th in Toronto. Fasten that seat belt.
1997 Indians-Marlins, 11 innings
1924 Senators-Giants, 12 innings
We're about to start the 11th in Toronto. Fasten that seat belt.
November 2, 2025 at 4:03 AM
World Series Game 7s that went to the 11th and beyond:
1997 Indians-Marlins, 11 innings
1924 Senators-Giants, 12 innings
We're about to start the 11th in Toronto. Fasten that seat belt.
1997 Indians-Marlins, 11 innings
1924 Senators-Giants, 12 innings
We're about to start the 11th in Toronto. Fasten that seat belt.
Game-tying home runs to tie a game in the 9th inning of World Series Game 7:
Miguel Rojas tonight
End of list!
Miguel Rojas tonight
End of list!
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Game-tying home runs to tie a game in the 9th inning of World Series Game 7:
Miguel Rojas tonight
End of list!
Miguel Rojas tonight
End of list!
Bo Bichette had a big swing coming.
He had no extra-base hits in this World Series ...
Until the 3-run homer that shook the Rogers Centre for the next 5 minutes.
He had no extra-base hits in this World Series ...
Until the 3-run homer that shook the Rogers Centre for the next 5 minutes.
November 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Bo Bichette had a big swing coming.
He had no extra-base hits in this World Series ...
Until the 3-run homer that shook the Rogers Centre for the next 5 minutes.
He had no extra-base hits in this World Series ...
Until the 3-run homer that shook the Rogers Centre for the next 5 minutes.
That's 43 pitches through 2 innings for Ohtani - 33 of them with men on base.
And zero runs for the Blue Jays.
Feels like an enormous missed opportunity for a team whose brand is all those hits it gets when it has a chance to score.
And zero runs for the Blue Jays.
Feels like an enormous missed opportunity for a team whose brand is all those hits it gets when it has a chance to score.
November 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
That's 43 pitches through 2 innings for Ohtani - 33 of them with men on base.
And zero runs for the Blue Jays.
Feels like an enormous missed opportunity for a team whose brand is all those hits it gets when it has a chance to score.
And zero runs for the Blue Jays.
Feels like an enormous missed opportunity for a team whose brand is all those hits it gets when it has a chance to score.
“It's gonna be wild. It’s gonna be crazy.”
All this classic World Series needed was a Game 7.
For baseball’s sake. For history’s sake.
Well, we’ve got one. It was so much fun to write about.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
All this classic World Series needed was a Game 7.
For baseball’s sake. For history’s sake.
Well, we’ve got one. It was so much fun to write about.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
This historically great Dodgers-Blue Jays World Series gets the Game 7 it deserves
This was how it had to end. This was the story the Dodgers and Blue Jays had to write. We all needed a Game 7. We'll see you Saturday night.
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“It's gonna be wild. It’s gonna be crazy.”
All this classic World Series needed was a Game 7.
For baseball’s sake. For history’s sake.
Well, we’ve got one. It was so much fun to write about.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
All this classic World Series needed was a Game 7.
For baseball’s sake. For history’s sake.
Well, we’ve got one. It was so much fun to write about.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
Tyler Glasnow is in this game trying to save the Dodgers' World Series dreams.
Last time he pitched in relief (not counting as a bulk guy behind an opener)?
In 2018 with the Pirates!
Last time he pitched in relief (not counting as a bulk guy behind an opener)?
In 2018 with the Pirates!
November 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tyler Glasnow is in this game trying to save the Dodgers' World Series dreams.
Last time he pitched in relief (not counting as a bulk guy behind an opener)?
In 2018 with the Pirates!
Last time he pitched in relief (not counting as a bulk guy behind an opener)?
In 2018 with the Pirates!
There won't be a third straight complete game for Yamamoto.
Justin Wrobleski will start the 7th. So that's 9 outs on the table for the Dodgers' bullpen.
The Blue Jays won't be sending Yamamoto a Wish You Were Still Here card.
Justin Wrobleski will start the 7th. So that's 9 outs on the table for the Dodgers' bullpen.
The Blue Jays won't be sending Yamamoto a Wish You Were Still Here card.
November 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
There won't be a third straight complete game for Yamamoto.
Justin Wrobleski will start the 7th. So that's 9 outs on the table for the Dodgers' bullpen.
The Blue Jays won't be sending Yamamoto a Wish You Were Still Here card.
Justin Wrobleski will start the 7th. So that's 9 outs on the table for the Dodgers' bullpen.
The Blue Jays won't be sending Yamamoto a Wish You Were Still Here card.
Kevin Gausman's first 3 innings:
8 outs on strikeouts
but...
Dodgers hitting .750 (3-for-4) when they put a ball in play
so it's 3-0, LA, through 2 1/2 innings
8 outs on strikeouts
but...
Dodgers hitting .750 (3-for-4) when they put a ball in play
so it's 3-0, LA, through 2 1/2 innings
November 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Kevin Gausman's first 3 innings:
8 outs on strikeouts
but...
Dodgers hitting .750 (3-for-4) when they put a ball in play
so it's 3-0, LA, through 2 1/2 innings
8 outs on strikeouts
but...
Dodgers hitting .750 (3-for-4) when they put a ball in play
so it's 3-0, LA, through 2 1/2 innings
When I roam around the field before what could be the last game of the World Series, I always ask:
What great thing am I going to see tonight?
Whatever it is, it might involve the guy wearing all this stuff
#Vladdy
What great thing am I going to see tonight?
Whatever it is, it might involve the guy wearing all this stuff
#Vladdy
October 31, 2025 at 10:25 PM
When I roam around the field before what could be the last game of the World Series, I always ask:
What great thing am I going to see tonight?
Whatever it is, it might involve the guy wearing all this stuff
#Vladdy
What great thing am I going to see tonight?
Whatever it is, it might involve the guy wearing all this stuff
#Vladdy
"So much for the Los Angeles Dodgers ruining baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays are ruining the Dodgers. And the Dodgers are ruining themselves."
Yep!
Ken nails it on the Dodgers
Yep!
Ken nails it on the Dodgers
As the Dodgers face elimination, their deficiencies are showing up everywhere. www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
As the Dodgers face elimination, their deficiencies are showing up everywhere
Of the 31 teams that previously faced a three games to two deficit in the World Series, only eight came back to win.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"So much for the Los Angeles Dodgers ruining baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays are ruining the Dodgers. And the Dodgers are ruining themselves."
Yep!
Ken nails it on the Dodgers
Yep!
Ken nails it on the Dodgers
Reposted by Jayson Stark
“He strikes out the world.”
Trey Yesavage is giving off Josh Beckett vibes this October.
And that’s right up the alley of the Weird & Wild column!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
Trey Yesavage is giving off Josh Beckett vibes this October.
And that’s right up the alley of the Weird & Wild column!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
Trey Yesavage’s Game 5 gem cements his place among playoff greats — but he’s one of a kind
Let's run through eight fun facts to help explain how cool, shocking and unforgettable the story of the Blue Jays’ 22-year-old has become.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
“He strikes out the world.”
Trey Yesavage is giving off Josh Beckett vibes this October.
And that’s right up the alley of the Weird & Wild column!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
Trey Yesavage is giving off Josh Beckett vibes this October.
And that’s right up the alley of the Weird & Wild column!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
“He strikes out the world.”
Trey Yesavage is giving off Josh Beckett vibes this October.
And that’s right up the alley of the Weird & Wild column!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
Trey Yesavage is giving off Josh Beckett vibes this October.
And that’s right up the alley of the Weird & Wild column!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
Trey Yesavage’s Game 5 gem cements his place among playoff greats — but he’s one of a kind
Let's run through eight fun facts to help explain how cool, shocking and unforgettable the story of the Blue Jays’ 22-year-old has become.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
“He strikes out the world.”
Trey Yesavage is giving off Josh Beckett vibes this October.
And that’s right up the alley of the Weird & Wild column!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
Trey Yesavage is giving off Josh Beckett vibes this October.
And that’s right up the alley of the Weird & Wild column!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...
The Blue Jays lead 6-1 and are 3 outs away from taking a 3-games-to-2 lead back to Toronto.
In the previous 19 World Series that were tied at 2-2, when the road team won Game 5, it went on to win 15 of those 19 World Series.
(This doesn't count the 2020 bubble year.)
In the previous 19 World Series that were tied at 2-2, when the road team won Game 5, it went on to win 15 of those 19 World Series.
(This doesn't count the 2020 bubble year.)
October 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The Blue Jays lead 6-1 and are 3 outs away from taking a 3-games-to-2 lead back to Toronto.
In the previous 19 World Series that were tied at 2-2, when the road team won Game 5, it went on to win 15 of those 19 World Series.
(This doesn't count the 2020 bubble year.)
In the previous 19 World Series that were tied at 2-2, when the road team won Game 5, it went on to win 15 of those 19 World Series.
(This doesn't count the 2020 bubble year.)
Reposted by Jayson Stark
It’s a fun new World Series Weird & Wild
Vlad beats LA – and his dad!
Plus…
An expensive long ball
Kershaw and … Bartolo?
When the MVP gives up a HR
And an all-time INT BB!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
Vlad beats LA – and his dad!
Plus…
An expensive long ball
Kershaw and … Bartolo?
When the MVP gives up a HR
And an all-time INT BB!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s World Series-changing swing tops Dodgers — and his Hall of Fame dad
Guerrero’s Game 4 homer wasn’t just huge because it helped even this Series. Amid his prodigious postseason, a look at Vlad Jr. vs. Vlad Sr.
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
It’s a fun new World Series Weird & Wild
Vlad beats LA – and his dad!
Plus…
An expensive long ball
Kershaw and … Bartolo?
When the MVP gives up a HR
And an all-time INT BB!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
Vlad beats LA – and his dad!
Plus…
An expensive long ball
Kershaw and … Bartolo?
When the MVP gives up a HR
And an all-time INT BB!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...